Sugarcane for sale in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

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Sugarcane for sale in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Sugarcane is grown chiefly in the main season (December - May) in the entire State. In parts of Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Karur, Salem, Namakkal and Coimbatore districts, it is also raised during the special season (June - September). Sugarcane is one of the traditional crops grown abundantly across the state of Tamil Nadu. Currently, 352,000 hectares are under cane cultivation and this is increasing annually due to the increased consumption of sugar and also the growing demand from mills for sugar cane as a raw material. The climatic and soil conditions as well as other facilities like irrigation have facilitated increased sugarcane cultivation in Tamil Nadu. Source: agritech.tnau.ac.in/ and ffymag.com/ This footage is part of the professionall